Operation Barabara Salaama Intensifies on Kampala–Masaka Highway

What the report says

Transport authorities and the Uganda Police Force have stepped up road safety enforcement on the Kampala–Masaka Highway under an initiative called Operation Barabara Salaama, according to Nile Post. The checks are aimed at identifying dangerous driving and other violations, especially among commercial transport operators such as bus, taxi and truck drivers.

The article says the exercise is being led by Commissioner for Transport Regulation and Safety Winstone Katushabe and Deputy Director of Traffic and Road Safety ACP Norman Musinga. Enforcement teams are carrying out targeted spot checks on vehicles and drivers, with attention to traffic compliance, vehicle safety standards and other requirements for commercial and heavy vehicles.

Nile Post reported that the focus on buses, taxis and heavy trucks is meant to reduce risks on a corridor that carries high traffic volumes and serves as a key link between Kampala and towns in central and western Uganda. Authorities urged motorists and transport operators to cooperate, keep vehicles properly maintained, ensure drivers are qualified, and carry the required documentation.

More broadly, the operation fits into government efforts to curb road crashes and prevent avoidable deaths and injuries through stronger enforcement. In general, such roadside campaigns are often used to deter unsafe practices before they contribute to accidents, though the article did not provide results from the current checks.